Haddadus
| Haddadus | |
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| Haddadus binotatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Subfamily: | Craugastorinae |
| Genus: | Haddadus Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Rana binotata Spix, 1824 | |
| Species | |
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3 species, see text. | |
Haddadus is a genus of frogs in the Craugastoridae family. The genus has three species that are endemic to the Atlantic Forest of east and south-east Brazil.[1][2][3] The genus is named for Célio F. B. Haddad, Brazilian herpetologist.[1]
Description
Haddadus are small to medium-sized frogs with head narrower than body. They range in size from 17 mm (0.67 in) (snout–vent length) in only known specimen of Haddadus plicifer to 64 mm (2.5 in) in females of Haddadus binotatus.[1]
Species
The genus contains three species:[2][3]
- Haddadus aramunha (Cassimiro, Verdade, and Rodrigues, 2008)
- Haddadus binotatus (Spix, 1824)
- Haddadus plicifer (Boulenger, 1888)
References
- 1 2 3 Hedges, S. B., Duellman, W. E., and Heinicke, M. P (2008). "New World direct-developing frogs (Anura: Terrarana): Molecular phylogeny, classification, biogeography, and conservation" (PDF). Zootaxa (1737): 1–182.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Haddadus Hedges, Duellman, and Heinicke, 2008". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Craugastoridae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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